New Unit of Inquiry - Who We Are - Traits

Who We Are - Traits

An inquiry into the nature of the self: beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human.

Central Idea: Humans are the product of inherited traits and environmental factors.

Key Concepts: Connection, Function, Causation

Related Concepts:Evolution, classification

Lines of Inquiry: Inherited Traits of living things v environmental influences (causation & connection)
Life cycles of living things (similarities and differences). (function)

Learner Profile & Attitudes
Thinker, Reflective, Appreciation

Approaches To Learning:
Thinking Skills
Science Strands:

3-LS3-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.

3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment. [

3-LS1-1. Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.